Jet'ti·son noun [ See Jetsam .] 1. (Mar. Law) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity, in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck. 2. See Jetsam , 1. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/J/9

jettison (jet'usun, –zun) [O.Fr.,=throwing], in maritime law, casting all or part of a ship's cargo overboard to lighten the vessel or to meet some danger, such as fire. Such cargo, when found later, is known as jetsam (see flotsam, jetsam, and ligan). The master of the ship has the absolu...Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0826249.html

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